By Assunta Ng
The Lion Dance teams included: the Seattle Kung Fu Club, International Lion Dance and Martial Arts Team, Mak Fai Washington Kung Fu Club Lion Dance Team, Northwest Kung Fu and Fitness, Northwest Wushu Academy, and LQ Lion Dance Team (Photo by Rebecca Ip/NWAW)
Bruce Lee retrospective unifies Chinatown dancers
It is rare to see so many Seattle lion dance groups perform simultaneously.
However, it happened at the Wing Luke’s Bruce Lee exhibit’s grand opening on Oct. 4. Multiple lion groups might show up, but usually one after the other.
The lion dance groups are notorious for rivalry in the community. In the name of the late Bruce Lee, the martial arts master cooperated that day. One black sheep tried to stir up an incident, but the others ignored him. One even went out of his way to shake the hands of his old rival.
Now, that’s historical! (end)